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The woman was injured during the incident that happened around lunchtime Thursday in the parking lot of the Ross store at Greengate Centre. She required hospitalization but was discharged and was recovering at home Friday.

Murrysville police are working with state police because a purse-snatching was reported Tuesday outside Giant Eagle on Old William Penn Highway and they are trying to determine if the same robber was involved.

"In the process of putting her groceries in the car, as she was bent over in the car, she was approached by a white male who grabbed and tore away the purse from her right arm area," Murrysville Police Chief Tom Seefeld said.

The Murrysville robber ran to a nearby parked car, got into the passenger's seat and fled the area in the vehicle, which turned left onto Cline Hollow Road, police said.

The getaway car is described as a grey Chevrolet sedan -- possibly an Impala, Malibu or Lumina -- with a partial license plate of DSP. The robber is described as white, about 40 years old, between 5 feet 8 inches and 5 feet 10 inches tall, with a slender build, wearing sunglasses and a baseball cap. No description of the driver is available. Anyone with information should call Murrysville police at 724-327-2100, ext 200.

Another purse theft was reported recently at Westmoreland Mall.

"They may continue their actions until they're subsequently caught. We're working with, and in contact with, the other police agencies to see if the people involved are related to our incident," Seefeld said.